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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus powerless, looking on at this, appalled but Cyclops went on filling up his belly with manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his size The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his power The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole because of his surrender (1) The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole because of his size

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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey
We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus
powerless, looking on at this, appalled
but Cyclops went on filling up his belly
with manflesh and great gulps of whey,
then lay down like a mast among his sheep
Which statement best explains the simile in this
excerpt?
The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his
size
The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his
power
The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole
because of his surrender
(1) The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole
because of his size

Read the excerpt from Part 2 of The Odyssey We cried aloud, lifting our hands to Zeus powerless, looking on at this, appalled but Cyclops went on filling up his belly with manflesh and great gulps of whey, then lay down like a mast among his sheep Which statement best explains the simile in this excerpt? The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his size The Cyclops is compared to Zeus because of his power The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole because of his surrender (1) The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole because of his size

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The statement that best explains the simile in this excerpt is: <br /><br />The Cyclops is compared to a mast, or flagpole because of his size. <br /><br />This comparison emphasizes the large and imposing stature of the Cyclops as he lies down among his sheep.
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